Zillow Giveth, Zillow Taketh Away

While searching for a blog topic, two reports spanning the good/bad news spectrum caught my eye, because Zillow.com had a hand in both.To check out…

Santa Cruz Foreclosure-Buying Seminar

I do work with a few buyers , because I enjoy working with them and it gets me out to see a lot of the…

Santa Cruz Real Estate Great Debate

You really need to look at the year before to see how the market performed - and from the statistics, we can see the median…

Speculating on Santa Cruz Real Estate

This came up because the "switch" I had found for her had higher HOA dues than the property she was originally calling on, but I…

Santa Cruz at Market Bottom? Some Say Yes, I Say No

Fact is, we have been seeing multiple offers for well over a year now on these bargain-basement properties in Watsonville - and pretty much anywhere…

The CalSTRS Program in Santa Cruz County

OK so the video we're cranking out isn't up to national network broadcast quality, but that's some of the appeal. ... Peter stopped by at…

Caveat Emptor for Watsonville Investors

They are not looking to speculate on real estate - that's how so many people ended up getting foreclosed on in Watsonville, and in California,…

Santa Cruz’s Newest Resident

Just about 3 1/2 weeks ago (April 4, 2009), my wife and I welcomed into this crazy mixed-up world our first child, Aiden Santiago. I've…

Santa Cruz Real Estate Deathmatch

Whether you think the current housing crisis is a cause of a symptom of the economic meltdown in the United States and abroad, there's no…

It’s Nigh Time to Buy in Santa Cruz

A few days ago, after about a month's silence, I wrote something of a "doom and gloom" blog entry about Santa Cruz real estate -…